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2011 - The role of urban authorities and utilities in promoting sanitation as a business. Niwagaba, C. Sustainable Sanitation & Water Renewal Systems (SSWARS), Kampala, Uganda. [1.76 MB]

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The following presentation given by Charles Niwagaba, the director of the NGO Sustainable Sanitation and Water Renewal Systems (SSWARS) provides a good overview about the tools …

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2011 - Landscape Analysis and Business Model Assessment in Fecal Sludge Management: Extraction and Transportation Models in Vietnam - Final report. Nguyen Viet Anh, Nguyen Hong Sam, Dinh Dang Hai, Nguyen Phuoc Dan, Nguyen Xuan Thanh Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering (IESE), Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Consultancy report commissioned by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA. [5.69 MB]

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The purpose of this research is to inform the sanitation sector, for the purpose of informing more in-depth empirical research and/or investments by governments, donors and other …

Uploaded on 28 Dec 2012 • Views: 322 • Downloads: 19

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2011 - Cape Town's problematic vacuum sewer: A reflection on the technical, social and institutional blaockages that constrain municipal management. Taing, L., Armitage, N., Spiegel, A. 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegro, Brazil. [244.48 KB]

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South Africa's first vacuum sewerage system was completed in Kosovo, an informal settlement (shantytown or slum) in Cape Town in February 2009. Although hailed by project …

Uploaded on 13 Mar 2013 • Views: 297 • Downloads: 4

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2011 - Fear and anger: Perceptions of risks related to sexual violence against women linked to water and sanitation in Delhi, India - Briefing Note. Lennon, S. SHARE (Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity) and WaterAid, UK. [609.94 KB]

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The link between a lack of access to water and sanitation facilities and sexual violence against women is not well known and to date has received insufficient attention. This …

Uploaded on 15 May 2013 • Views: 73 • Downloads: 0

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2011 - Biogas for sanitation - Closing the nutrient loop through sanitation, hygiene, environmental protection and food security in Lesotho. Water Information Network WIN-SA Water Information Network, Gezine, South Africa. [3.65 MB]

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In 2002, a group of technicians with strong interest in the link between environmental protection and human well-being, started to implement household biogas digesters for …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 382 • Downloads: 12

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2011 - Enabling environment endline assessment: Indonesia - Scaling up rural sanitation. Robinson, A. World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), USA. [1.4 MB]

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The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) has implemented the Global Scaling Up Rural Sanitation Project since 2007. One of the central objectives of the project is to improve …

Uploaded on 10 Feb 2012 • Views: 333 • Downloads: 5

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2011 - Can We Sell EcoSan Compost in Haiti? A Market Analysis Report. SOIL Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, Haiti, supported by Oxfam Great Britain. [163.03 KB]

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With the support of Oxfam Great Britain, SOIL conducted a market assessment of compost and fertilizer sales in Haiti with a specific focus on indentifying possible markets for the …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 1454 • Downloads: 177

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2011 - Toilet for the urban poor in Bangladesh (moSan - mobile sanitation) - Non-infrastructure based dry-separation toilet for the urban poor in Bangladesh. Mijthab, M. Presentation given at GIZ in Eschborn, Germany. [4.22 MB]

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GIZ Bangladesh and the German industrial designer Mona Mijthab developed a non-infractructure-based separation dry toilet for the urban poor in Bangladesh. …

Uploaded on 14 Nov 2011 • Views: 883 • Downloads: 162

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2011 - Illustrated sanitation and hygiene tools prepared for household and community education in Ethopia. USAID [1.17 MB]

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Illustrated sanitation and hygiene tools prepared for household and community education in Ethopia. Topics cover hand washing, tippy tap and latrine construction and use. Most of …

Uploaded on 1 Jun 2012 • Views: 728 • Downloads: 119

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2011 - Landscape Analysis and Business Model Assessment in Fecal Sludge Management, Extraction and Transportation in three Cities of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and Hosaena) - Final report. Defere, E., Yemane, H. Consultancy report by Hywas Engineering Consultants & Partners (Ethiopian Team), commissioned by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA. [3.03 MB]

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The main objective of the research study is to analyze the extraction and transportation operation of fecal sludge in the country and identify business opportunities in this …

Uploaded on 27 Dec 2012 • Views: 288 • Downloads: 9

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2011 - Benefits of Investing in Water and Sanitation: - An OECD perspective. OECD OECD Publishing. [2.08 MB]

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The report highlights that overall benefits from investing in water and …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 699 • Downloads: 23

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2011 - Ecological sanitation in low-income countries - Assessment of social acceptance and scope of scaling up. Uddin, N., Muhandiki, V., Fukuda, J., Sakai, A. Nagoya University, Japan. [1.11 MB]

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The presentation is about the assessment of social acceptance and scope of scaling up ecological sanitation in low-income countries. …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 540 • Downloads: 13

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2011 - The Human Right to Water and Sanitation - A series of relevant documents. UN United Nations, New York, USA. [2.01 MB]

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A series of relevant documents on human rights to water and sanitation are listed in this download area. …

Uploaded on 18 Nov 2011 • Views: 470 • Downloads: 42

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2011 - Improving Sanitation at Scale: Lessons from TSSM Implementation in East Java, Indonesia - Final report. Amin, S., Rangarajan, A., Borkum, E. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.. [3.05 MB]

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The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), a multidonor partnership administered by the World Bank, launched the Global Scaling Up Rural Sanitation project in 2006 to improve access …

Uploaded on 8 Feb 2012 • Views: 366 • Downloads: 4

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2011 - Your water and your health - Flipchart part one. Nienhuys, S. United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS), Nairobi, Kenya. [5.66 MB]

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Training material developed by Sjoerd Nienhuys, Chief Technical Advisor …

Uploaded on 12 Mar 2012 • Views: 387 • Downloads: 15

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2011 - Ecological sanitation uptake, knowledge, beliefs and practices in Kabale Municipality, Kabale District. Tumwebaze, I., Niwagaba, C. 35th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK. [105.2 KB]

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Uploaded on 20 Apr 2012 • Views: 671 • Downloads: 19

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2011 - Technology review of composting toilets - Basic overview of composting toilets (with or without urine diversion). Berger, W. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [1.26 MB]

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Composting toilets are dry toilets which operate without the need for flushing water. They can be used independently of connections to sewers and provide a safe and hygienic …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 935 • Downloads: 146

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2011 - The human right to water and sanitation - Training materials. Stock, A. Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF), The Netherlands, Germany, France. [2.01 MB]

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Access to clean water and access to sanitation are inseparably combined since both are needed for a life in dignity and the lack of one component …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 428 • Downloads: 3

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2011 - Introductory Guide to Sanitation Marketing - WSP Scaling Up Rural Sanitation. Devine, J., Kullmann, C. WSP, World Bank. [3.48 MB]

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Sanitation marketing is an emerging field with a relatively small group of practitioners who are learning by doing. With an Introductory Guide to Sanitation Marketing, the Water …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 502 • Downloads: 44

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2011 - Phosphorus recovery from wastewater – state-of-the-art and future potential. Sartorius, C., von Horn, J., Tettenborn, F. International Water Association (IWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF). [366.01 KB]

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Today, there are already a variety of very different approaches to the recovery of phosphorus from wastewater, sludge and ashes. These approaches differ by the origin of the used …

Uploaded on 8 Nov 2011 • Views: 638 • Downloads: 82

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2011 - Can you aim? (sticker). WSTF Water Services Trust Fund, Kenya. [1.27 MB]

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This sticker is part of the Public Sanitation Toolkit which was developed by the Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF), a pro-poor basket fund and assisted by GIZ (formerly GTZ) and GFA …

Uploaded on 10 Jan 2012 • Views: 611 • Downloads: 27

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2011 - Community eco-sanitation toilets, water, livelihoods and tree nursery, Narok South, Ongata Naado, Kenya - Project completion report. Napper, R. Wherever the Need, Bath, UK. [2.44 MB]

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The project will reduce incidence of water borne disease, by providing a …

Uploaded on 19 Jan 2012 • Views: 466 • Downloads: 24

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2011 - The impacts of on-site septic tank wastwater disposal in Kampala city. Kagiwisagye, S., Gill, L. 35th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK. [868.79 KB]

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Uploaded on 25 May 2012 • Views: 444 • Downloads: 21

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2011 - Informed Choice Manual on Rural Household Latrine Selection (in English and Cambodian) - Third Edition. SNV and AusAID Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All Programme, Cambodia. [1.45 MB]

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The different types of latrine that can be used in the rural areas are shown in the drawings, together with advantages and disadvantages for each of them. The format makes it easy …

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2011 - Sandec News 2011 - July 2011, Vol. 12. Peter, S., Zurbrügg, C. (eds.) Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland. [1.62 MB]

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Among others the journal contains information about: …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 628 • Downloads: 10

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2011 - A glimpse into community and institutional biogas plants in Nepal. Forte, J. [2.46 MB]

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Biogas plants have a long and successfully history in Nepal. They provide energy for cooking and light dark rooms in a country where energy is a scarce and valuable resource. …

Uploaded on 2 Feb 2012 • Views: 766 • Downloads: 58

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2011 - Various case studies about conventional wastewater treatment and reuse in Morocco and Jordan. Various authors [269.97 KB]

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In this library entry you find documents about conventional wastewater und reuse systems, each connected with a case study or pilot project. …

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2011 - Simple urine-diverting dry toilets built with recycled or readily available materials. Canaday, C. Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP) Issue 6, Article 1, pp. 4-9, Ecosan Club Austria. [583.68 KB]

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Three different models of simple and inexpensive Urine-diverting Dry Toilets (UDDTs) are described: a portable one for squatting made from a barrel, another portable one made from …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 598 • Downloads: 21

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2011 - Pathways for sustainable sanitation - Version 1.2 (January 2011). SuSanA Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [232.46 KB]

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In line with the overall SuSanA objectives, this document should contribute to the work surrounding the MDGs by outlining a number of pathways, or stepping-stones, towards more …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 954 • Downloads: 15

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2011 - What happens when the pit is full? - Developments in on-site faecal sludge management (FSM). WIN-SA Water Information Network South Africa. [4.22 MB]

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The objective of the seminar was to enable anyone responsible for the sustainable operation of on-site sanitation systems to find out about new developments in the field, and to …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 721 • Downloads: 64

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2011 - Political economy of sanitation: How can we increase investment and improve service for the poor? - Operational experiences from case studies in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Senegal. WSP World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), USA. [1.49 MB]

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Presents the results of a Global Economic and Sector Work (ESW) study on the political economy of sanitation in Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Senegal that was conducted by the …

Uploaded on 10 Feb 2012 • Views: 364 • Downloads: 16

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2011 - Hand washing devices - How to make and use. Morgan, P. Aquamor Pvt Ltd., Zimbabwe. [5.25 MB]

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The information in this simple booklet has been accumulated over many years by the writer, from the early days of the Blair Institute, of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare …

Uploaded on 21 Mar 2012 • Views: 429 • Downloads: 27

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2011 - Groundwater protection and its link to sustainable sanitation and town planning - Workshop report. Nick, A., Krüger, K., Vaessen, V., Kang'ombi, K., Hetzel, F. [1.61 MB]

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In Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, 60 % of the water for public supply stem from the local groundwater resource. Lacking sanitation provision causes groundwater pollution and puts …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 462 • Downloads: 7

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2011 - Sustainable sanitation campaign in China. Li, Z., Zhang, L.., Mang, H.-P., Huba, E. Chinese Node for Sustainable Sanitation (CNSS), Beijing, China. [2.76 MB]

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China has both experience and history in the prac-tices of ecological sanitation, which can be sourced back to the 1980s. However, there has been no plat-form or mechanism to …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 504 • Downloads: 14

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2011 - Water and sanitation service models for the urban poor: Defining stakeholder relations, achieving sustainable finance. Hayward, T., Parker, A., Tiberghien, J.-E. WSUP and BDP, Cranfield University, UK. [2.33 MB]

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This presentation gives a short overview of challenges and strategies for the provision of water and sanitation services for the urban poor. Three case studies give examples from …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 564 • Downloads: 34

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2011 - Economic assessment of sanitation interventions in Indonesia - A six-country study conducted in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines and Vietnam under the Economics of Sanitation Initiative (ESI). Winara, A., Hutton, G., Oktarinda, Purnomo, E., Hadiwardoyo, K., Merdykasari, I., Nurmadi, T., Bruinsma, B., Gunawan, D., Fadilah, D., Albrecht, M. World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), USA. [1.01 MB]

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The Economics of Sanitation Initiative (ESI) Phase 2 presents a detailed cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of sanitation interventions. It provides a comprehensive analysis at household …

Uploaded on 10 Jan 2012 • Views: 417 • Downloads: 8

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2011 - An innovative greywater treatment system for urban areas - International transferability of a German approach, installed in GIZ's headquarters in Eschborn. Löw, K. [2.97 MB]

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In its German headquarters in Eschborn, GIZ installed a greywater treatment system within the research project SANIRESCH. It is based on membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology …

Uploaded on 24 Feb 2012 • Views: 429 • Downloads: 32

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2011 - The girl-child and menstrual management in Zimbabwe. Shangwa, A. SEI, Sweden. [154.28 KB]

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This report is particularly focused on identifying the challenges, statics, and recommendations of menstrual management in Zimbabwe. Case studies for various schools in Zimbabwe …

Uploaded on 4 Apr 2012 • Views: 466 • Downloads: 22

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2011 - Landscape Analysis and Business Model Assessment in Fecal Sludge Extraction and Transportation Models in India. Bhat, N., Vashishta, A., Baskaran, C., Chopra, N. Consultancy report by The Right Angle commissioned by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA. [5.08 MB]

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This study on landscape analysis and business model assessment in fecal sludge extraction and transportation models in India covered a sample of 1200 households in three cities …

Uploaded on 27 Dec 2012 • Views: 365 • Downloads: 43

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2011 - Worldwide listing of suppliers for waterless urinals - Appendix 1 for technology review of urine diversion components. von Münch, E., Winker, M. Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. [309.5 KB]

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This document contains a worldwide list of suppliers for waterless urinals. …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 643 • Downloads: 32

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2011 - Local leadership and women as drivers of change in adopting sustainable DEWATS systems in the Navin Well-Field pilot project in Herat City, Afghanistan. Khawaja, N. IWA Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS) for Urban Environments in Asia, May 25 – 28, Manila, Philippines. [643.11 KB]

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This presentation is about local leadership and women as drivers of change in adopting sustainable DEWATS systems in the Navin Well-Field pilot project in Herat City, Afghanistan. …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 517 • Downloads: 10

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2011 - Trees as recyclers of nutrients present in human excreta - Main tree report, 4 September 2011. Morgan, P., Harare, A. Aquamor, Zimbabwe. [2.96 MB]

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This report clearly indicates that trees of various types can benefit greatly from the nutrients derived from human excreta and the methods of transferring the nutrients can vary …

Uploaded on 1 Nov 2011 • Views: 434 • Downloads: 12

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2011 - Assessing sanitation service levels - Working Paper 3. Potter, A. IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands. [302.21 KB]

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The purpose of this working paper is to set out sanitation service levels to be applied as an analytical tool for WASHCost research on the disaggregated unit costs of water, …

Uploaded on 22 Nov 2011 • Views: 452 • Downloads: 15

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2011 - A practical guide for building a simple pit latrine - How to build your latrine and use it hygienically, for the dignity, health, and well being of your family. Cavanna, S., Debus, J-P., Nikiema, L. The Global Water Initiative (GWI), West Africa. [5.63 MB]

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This technical do-it-yourself guide published by the Global Water Initiative (GWI) provides step-by-step instruction on building simple pit latrines. It was designed for use at the …

Uploaded on 8 Dec 2011 • Views: 476 • Downloads: 24

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2011 - Sanitation market assessment, Freetown, Sierra Leone - VOLUME II: Assessment of faecal sludge emptying services. Mikhael, G. [2.59 MB]

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This report was commissioned by GOAL Sierra Leone to assess the sanitation market in the vulnerable communities of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is intended to contribute to and …

Uploaded on 24 Apr 2012 • Views: 798 • Downloads: 59

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2011 - Technology review of constructed wetlands - Subsurface flow constructed wetlands for greywater and domestic wastewater treatment. Hoffmann, H., Platzer, C., von Münch, E., Winker, M. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [2.36 MB]

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This booklet focuses on treating domestic/municipal wastewater or greywater with subsurface flow constructed wetlands with coarse sand as a filter medium. The emphasis is on the …

Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 1744 • Downloads: 216

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2011 - Evaluation of Bolivia knowledge node for sustainable sanitation (Annex 10 of EcoSanRes 2 program evaluation). Baldivieso, T., Alveteg, T. EcoSanRes, Stockholm, Sweden. [360.33 KB]

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This report summarises the main findings from the interviews with Bolivia Node member organisations, desk review of the relevant project and sector documents and field visits to …

Uploaded on 8 Nov 2011 • Views: 439 • Downloads: 3

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2011 - Washing hands after using toilet (poster). WSTF Water Services Trust Fund, Kenya. [1.68 MB]

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This poster is part of the Public Sanitation Toolkit which was developed by the Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF), a pro-poor basket fund and assisted by GIZ (formerly GTZ) and GFA …

Uploaded on 10 Jan 2012 • Views: 1017 • Downloads: 75

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2011 - Menstrual hygiene management - Civil Society WASH learning fund. AusAID Australian Government (AusAID), Australia. [397.25 KB]

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Menstrual hygiene management has long been taboo in many countries. During the learning events, participants talked about their efforts to break the silence, working with women and …

Uploaded on 19 Jan 2012 • Views: 507 • Downloads: 30

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2011 - Construction of ecological sanitation latrine - Technical handbook. WaterAid WaterAid, Nepal. [2.57 MB]

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This handbook is the outcome of the ecological sanitation latrine promotion projects carried out by WaterAid’s partners in Nepal: the Environment and Public Health Organisation, …

Uploaded on 26 Mar 2012 • Views: 484 • Downloads: 33

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